EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to clarify ticket price applies only to lunch. There is no charge to attend.

Next week’s State of the Community Luncheon will give participants an opportunity to ask questions and get responses from City Council.

The event is scheduled for June 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m. and is hosted by Redlands Chamber of Commerce and Southern California Gas Co. Reservations are required. It costs $35 for the luncheon and check-in begins at 11:30 a.m.

Anyone may attend the meeting, with or without reservations, at no charge.

“We’re trying to get as much in as possible sort of during lunch time because we know business people have to go back to work,” said Kathie Thurston, the chamber’s executive director.

A portion of the annual event will be dedicated to a Q and A session with Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar and other council members who choose to attend, according to Thurston.

She said at council meetings residents can always voice their opinions to City Council, but do not always receive a response.

“This venue allows for that opportunity, so it is always very interesting,” Thurston said, adding, “I think the audience always comes well-prepared with questions.”

Typically it is a business-oriented group and the conversation revolves around the budget, according to Thurston. The current fiscal year ends June 30, and the 2013-14 budget was just adopted at last Tuesday’s council meeting.

“There have been some great accomplishments this year,” Thurston said. “And we want to hear those things.”

She also said she is looking forward to hearing the council’s priorities for next year and beyond.

“We are all very proud of the PARIS pavement management program that will repair or improve two-thirds of city streets and roads,” Aguilar said via email. “We are just getting that program under way, and the planned benefits will be seen throughout the next year.”

He also said he plans to talk about how City Council solves problems.

“It’s what we do,” Aguilar wrote. “We are totally committed to solving problems and work very well collaboratively.”